Inspiration for The Relic

After I wrote the
first draft of this story, someone told me that Olafur Eliasson and Minik Thorleif Rosing had actually
done what I was writing about. I was ashamed and amazed at not having heard
about it – and who would believe me when I said I did not know! So I
investigated what the Icelandic artist had actually done: in 2015, for the
talks about a global climate agreement in Paris (COP 21), Mr Eliasson and Mr Rosing had
several lumps of ice transported to the centre of Paris where they lay for days
as they melted. You can read more about the project they named Ice Watch Paris here . Photo taken by UNclimatechange on flickr. Even though my
idea seemed less original, I decided to write it anyway – in a futuristic
version. I hope you enjoy The Relic. Read it here .

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